Alaska landslide tsunami sent water 1,580 feet up a mountainside, study finds

A landslide in Alaska triggered the second-highest tsunami ever recorded, sending water and debris 1,580 feet up a mountainside, and scientists found it was preceded by rapid glacier retreat, heavy rainfall and thousands of tiny seismic tremors, ScienceDaily reports. ScienceDaily

ScienceDailyAlaska’s monster tsunami sent water 1,580 feet up a mountainA massive landslide in Alaska triggered the second-highest tsunami ever recorded, sending water and debris 1,580 feet up a mountainside just hours after tourists visited the area. Scientists discovered that the disaster was preceded by several warning signs, including rapid glacier retreat, heavy ra

If warning signs like these are detectable, how should coastal communities near retreating glaciers be monitored?